Symbiotic Foods: ‘Sow’ing the idea of commercial pig farming in Assam
10 March 2019 10:08 AM GMT
Manoj Kumar Basumatary quit as chief manager of State Bank of India in 2013. Over the next one year, he and Khanindra Kalita set up Symbiotic Foods to breed pigs in Assam.The beginning was made with
- Though sustenance-level pig farming is common in Assam and the North-East, which consumes 75 per cent of the four lakh tonnes of pork produced in India, availability of quality piglets — vaccinated, secure from in-breeding and having due genetic potential — for commercial farming is still wanting.
- Commercial production of pork, he says, starts from picking the right breed, followed by ensuring vaccination, good feed, etc.
- Regulating quantity and quality of feed for sows is the key to ensure maximum litter size.
- “Pig farming can flourish if supply of good breed, feed and vaccines are ensured,” he says.
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